18 USC 3147 - Sec. 3147. Penalty for an offense committed while on release
18 USC - U.S. Code - Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure (January 2004)
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A person convicted of an offense committed while released under this chapter shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence prescribed for the offense, to - (1) a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years if the offense is a felony; or (2) a term of imprisonment of not more than one year if the offense is a misdemeanor. A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3147, added Pub. L. 89-465, Sec. 3(a), June 22, 1966, 80 Stat. 215, related to appeals from conditions of release, prior to repeal in the revision of this chapter by section 203(a) of Pub. L. 98-473. AMENDMENTS 1986 - Pub. L. 99-646 substituted "under" for "pursuant to" in two places and "for the offense," for "for the offense". 1984 - Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 223(g), struck out "not less than two years and" after "imprisonment of" in par. (1), and "not less than ninety days and" after "imprisonment of" in par. (2).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-646 effective 30 days after Nov. 10, 1986, see section 55(j) of Pub. L. 99-646, set out as a note under section 3141 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3551 of this title.
Section Referred To In Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3156 of this title; title 8 section 1535; title 28 section 994.
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